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This draft Circular promulgating 04 National Technical Regulations on Aquaculture feed and Environmental treating products in aquaculture replaces Circular No. 07/2019/TT-BNNPTNT on 07/8/2019 and Circular No. 08/2019/TT-BNNPTNT on 09/8/2019 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. This draft Circular applies to agencies, organizations, and individuals engaged in importing, manufacturing, trading, using and conformity assessment activities related to the contents mentioned above in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

This draft National Technical Regulation prescribes the allowed maximum limit (threshold) of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in articles, products, commodities and equipment, and specific parts of articles, products, commodities and equipment containing POPs. (...)

This draft of technical regulation provides technical requirements, testing methods and quality control for the allowable content limits of a number of hazardous chemicals in electrical and electronic products specified in Appendix II of this Regulation, corresponding test methods and requirements on managing the quality of electrical and electronic products produced domestically, imported and traded in the territory of Vietnam. (...)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of the final revision to the risk determination for the n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) risk evaluation issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The revision to the NMP risk determination reflects the announced policy change to ensure the public is protected from unreasonable risks from chemicals in a way that is supported by science and the law. EPA determined that NMP, as a whole chemical substance, presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health when evaluated under its conditions of use. (...)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to issue regulations to implement certain provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, as enacted on 27 December 2020. This rulemaking proposes to: restrict the use of hydrofluorocarbons in specific sectors or subsectors in which they are used; establish a process for submitting technology transitions petitions; establish recordkeeping and reporting requirements; and address certain other elements related to the effective implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act. The proposed restrictions on the use of hydrofluorocarbons would, in part, address petitions granted on 7 October 2021, and 19 September 2022. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is also seeking advance information on certain topics that may be helpful to developing a future proposed rule including on restrictions on the use of hydrofluorocarbons for certain other sectors and subsectors and on a third-party auditing program to verify substances used in products.

United Arab Emirates is imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products from Austria.
Following the notification published by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) regarding the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) in Austria, the United Arab Emirates is applying a precautionary sanitary measure to prevent the risk of introducing HPAI virus through the imports of live birds and their products from Austria.
These measures include:
1. Temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products and day-old chicks and hatching eggs from Austria to the United Arab Emirates.
2. Applying the "mechanism of importing falcons from high-risk countries" on importing from Austria.
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The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including circulator pumps. In this notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR"), the Department of Energy (DOE) proposes energy conservation standards for circulator pumps, and also announces a public meeting to receive comment on these proposed standards and associated analyses and results. (...)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) subject to reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) to the list of Lower Thresholds for Chemicals of Special Concern (chemicals of special concern). These PFAS already have a lower reporting threshold of 100 pounds. The addition of these PFAS to the list of chemicals of special concern will cause such PFAS to be subject to the same reporting requirements as other chemicals of special concern (i.e., it would eliminate the use of the de minimis exemption and the option to use Form A and would limit the use of range reporting for PFAS). Removing the availability of these burden-reduction reporting options will result in a more complete picture of the releases and waste management quantities for these PFAS. (...)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and are also subject to Orders issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA. The SNURs would require persons who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process any of these chemical substances for an activity that is proposed as a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of the use, under the conditions of use for that chemical substance, within the applicable review period. Persons may not commence manufacture or processing for the significant new use until EPA has conducted a review of the notice, made an appropriate determination on the notice, and has taken such actions as are required in association with that determination.

Diesel Vehicle Inspection Tests and Procedures: Amends rules to incorporate by reference California's emission standards and supporting requirements for new model year (MY) 2027 and later gasoline and diesel engines and vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) greater than 8,500 pounds.